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H. S. HART, J. .0. NEIKIRK & F. W. HAHN.

GONDOLA GAR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. w

HARRY S. HART, OF CHICAGO, JOHN O. NEIKIRK, 0F MORGAN PARK, ANDFERDINAND W. HAHN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO RODGER BALLAST CARCOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

GONDOLA GAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Application filed March 14, 1907, Serial No. 362,302. Renewed October13, 1910. Serial No. 586,940.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY S. HART, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, JOHN O. NEIKIRK, of Morgan Park, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, and FERDINAND W. HAHN, of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, citizens of the United States,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gondola Cars, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide an improved underframeespecially adapted for use in connection with gondola cars provided witha hopper bottom but also applicable for use in connection with cars ofother types.

A furthercobject of our invention is to provide new and improved meansfor adjusting the height of the sides and ends of gondola cars. This.latter improvement is illustrated in connection with a car provided witha hopperbottom but is equally available for use in connection with carsof other types.

In the drawings-Figure l is a side elevation of a part of a carconstructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional elevation of part of the car shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a'planview of part of our improved car. Fig. 4 is a plan view partly insection of the under- Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional elevation of thecar. Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the construction of theextension end of the car. Figs..7 to 10 are detail sectional viewsshowing the construction of the extension sides and of the slidingstakes provided for their support.

Our improved car is supported longitudinally by means of sills 20 of theplate girder type occupying a position between the center of the car andthe sides. In the construction illustrated no center sill is employed,thus affording space at the center of the car for the lower part of thehopper bottom and permitting the free discharge of the contents of thehopper through the door provided for that purpose. The side sills of thecar consist of trusses designated generally as 21. These trusses consistof longitudinal channel irons 22 at the level of and secured to thetransverse members 23 members to the trusses by rivets.

pair'of angle irons 2 between the flanges of which is received a T-iron3. The angle irons and T-irons are secured together by rivets and theflanges of the angle irons are also secured to the horizontal anddiagonal The T- irons '3 terminate at the lower edge of the lowest sideplank 24 of the car side, as indi-' cated by the dotted line in Fig. 9of the drawings, but the angle irons 2 are continued to the upper edgeof the rigid part of the car side, which rigid part comprises, in thepresent instance, the planks 24, 24. For the purpose of better securingthe angle irons to the planks 24, 24 a filler 8 shown in Fig. 10 of thedrawings is inserted beneath one of said angle irons, and the rivets bywhich the angle irons are secured v,to the side of the car passthrough'said filler.

The upper part 26 of the side is attached to the lower part by meansofhinges 55, thus permitting the upper part to assume either i theposition shown in Fig. 7 or that shown 1n Fig. 'For thepurpose ofsecuring the part 26 1n 1ts elevated position we haveprovided slidingstakes 9 which pass through 6 apertures 27 in. the bottom of the car andare guided in their movement by angles 10 secured to the car side and bythe angle irons 20f the side truss. 11 Metal strips 11 bent into theform of hooks are secured by means of bolts 29 to the stakes. The outerpart 12 of the hooks 11 is spaced from the inner part.

sufliciently to embrace either the stationary part 24 or the movablepart 26 of the car side, as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. When theextension side 26 is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 7, the stake9 is allowed to slide down through the aperture 27 in.

the floor of the car, the part 12 of thehook 11 entering the spacebetween the parts 24 and 26 of the side. The hook 11 thus serves tolimit the downward movement of the 4 stake 9. The extension side 26 whenin. its elevated position, shown in Fig.8, is secured by the hook 11.The stake 9 hassulficient vertical movement to assume either theposition shown in Fig; 7 or that shown in Fig. 8. For the. purpose ofsecuring the stake and hook 11 either to the stationary part 24 of thecar side or to the part 26' when the latter is elevated, a bolt 30passing through the stake, the strap 11 and the car side may beemployed.

The hopper bottom of the car is supported at its outer sides upon thelongitudinal beams 7 which rest upon angle irons 6 forming part of theside trusses. The sides are also supported at about their centers uponthe longitudinal beams 33 which rest upon the upper edges of the plategirders 20. The ends of the hopper bottom rest upon transverse beams 35and 36 the former being supported upon the bolsters and the latter uponthe intermediate plate girders. The intermediate plate girders arecontinuous from end to end of the car and are of greater depth at thecenter and taper toward the ends, as shown in Fig. 1. In the presentinstance we have shown these plate girders as consisting of main webs 36reinforced at the top and bottom by longitudinal angle irons and byvertical angle irons.

The upper part 40 of the ends of the car is attached to the lower partby means of hinges 42. When in its lowered position the part 40 restsupon the transverse beam 50, and when elevated is bolted to theextension sides 26.

In order to more securely support the hinged side sections 26 in uprightposition we provide an adjustable connection extending across the carand connected to the opposite hinged sections. I11 Fig. 5 this adjustable connection is shown as a chain provided with a turnbuckle.

We claim:

1. A dump car comprising a longitudinal hopper bottom sloping upward tothe sides of the car, plate girders forming longitudinal sillsintermediate the center and sides of the car, and trussed side sills,the sides of said hopper resting on said intermediate and side sills.

2. A hopper bottom car comprising downwardly and inwardly sloping sidesand ends, trussed side sills, intermediate longitudinal sills of theplate girder type, transverse supports for the ends of the hopper, saidtransverse supports extending between and resting upon said intermediatesills, and the sides of the hopper being supported upon saidintermediate and said side sills.

3. In a car of the class described, an underframe comprising bolsters,separate longitudinal plate girder sills intermediate the center andsides of the car, side sills, transverse members extending to the carsides and secured to said intermediate and side sills, said intermediatesills being of greater depth than the remainder of the underframe andextending downward beyond the same, and a car bottom supported upon saidintermediate and side sills.

4. A car comprising sides having a lower fixed part and an upper hingedpart, fixed stakes for said lower part, and movable stakes for saidhinged part.

5. A car comprising sides having a lower fixed part and an upper hingedpart, fixed stakes for said lower part and vertically movable stakes forthe said hinged part.

6. A hopper bottom car comprising sides having lower fixed parts andupper hinged parts, fixed stakes for said lower parts, and movablestakes for said hinged parts.

7. A hopper bottom car comprising sides having lower fixed parts andupper hinged parts, fixed stakes for said lower parts and verticallymovable stakes for said hinged parts.

8. A car having a rigid side portion and a movable side portion hingedthereto, the rigid part being supported by uprights forming part of theside sills, and movable stakes provided with means for holding thehinged parts of the side in an upright position.

9. A car having a rigid side portion, and a movable side portion hingedthereto, the rigid part being supported by uprights forming part of theside sills, and sliding stakes provided with means for holding thehinged parts of the side in an upright position.

10. A car having an upper side portion hinged to the lower part of theside, fixed stakes terminating adjacent the upper edge of the lower partof the side, a vertically movable stake, guides therefor, a hook at thetop of said stake for securing said hinged part of the side in anupright position.

11. A car having an upper side portion hinged to the lower part of theside, a movable stake, guides therefor, a hook at the top of said stake,and means for securing said hook to the hinged part of the side or tothe stationary part of the side.

12. A car having an upper side portion hinged to the lower part of theside, a vertically movable stake, guides therefor, a hook at the top ofsaid stake and means for securing said hook to the hinged part of th;side, or to the stationary part of the s1 e.

13. A car having an upper side portion hinged to the lower part of theside, vertically movable stakes, hooks upon said stakes adapted toengage the hinged side portion when in raised position, and to occupythe space between the lower side portion and the hinged portion when thelatter is lowered.

14. A car having ends and sides the upper portions of which are hingedto the lower portions, means for supporting the upper side portions inan upright position, and

15.- A car having ends and sides,the upper portions of which may beadjusted to form a continuation of the lower portions or may be loweredfor the purpose of reducing the height of said sides and ends, incombination with fixed stakes for the lower portions and sliding stakesfor the upper portions.

16. A car provided with sides having folding upper parts, verticallymovable stakes having hooks serving to hold said upper parts in positionwhen elevated and also serving to retain the stakes in position whensaid stakes are lowered.

17. A car having rigid side portions and movable side portions hingedthereto, movable stakes for said movable side portions, and meansextending across the car for holding said hinged portions in uprightposition.

18. A car having rigid side portions and movable side portions hinged.thereto, sliding stakes for said movable side portions, and meansextending across the car for holding said hinged portions in uprightposition.

19. A car having rigid side portions and movable side portions hingedthereto, sliding stakes for said movable side portions,

and a member extending across the car and provided with adjusting meansfor holding said hinged portions in upright position.

. 20. Acar having rigid side portions and movable side port-ions hingedthereto, sliding stakes for said movable side portions, and a memberextending across the car and provided with a turnbuckle for holding saidhingedportions in upright position.

21. A car having rigid side portions and movable side portions hingedthereto, sliding stakes for said movable side portions, and a chainextending across the car and provided with a turnbuckle for holding saidhinged portions in upright position.

HARRY S. HART.

JOHN O. NEIKIRK.

FERDINAND W. HAHN. Witnesses to the signature of Harry S.

Hart I WM. MGAULIFFE, E. S. HART. Witnesses to the signatures of John O.Neikirkand Ferdinand W. Hahn:

. JOHN M. SNEAD,

RONALD R. RoBINsoN.

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